CHTR
Charter Communications, Inc.
CHTR's fundamentals are weak: its operating margin fell 13 points to 11% and earnings per share fell 73%, though it turned 7.1% of its revenue into free cash flow. At 14x earnings, it's trading above its usual 12x. Its downside scenario is about eight times its upside.
CHTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
CHTR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
CHTR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.1x | $133 | — |
| Cheap | 7.3x | $69.62 | -48% |
| Fair | 12x | $118 | -11% |
| Current | 14x | $133 | — |
| Expensive | 42x | $404 | +205% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CHTR's PE is in its fair range at 14x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 3.1x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
CHTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CHTR, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CHTR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $42.65 | +344% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.60 | -73% |
| Q2 2026 | $38.44 | +5.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $36.96 | +3.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.21 | +3.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $36.05 | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $36.53 | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $35.84 | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.97 | +17% |
CHTR earned $9.60 per share over the past year, down 73% from the year before.
CHTR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.9B | +9.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $13.5B | -1.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6B | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.6B | -2.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.7B | -0.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.8B | +0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.7B | +0.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.9B | +1.6% |
CHTR's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $14.9B last quarter, up 9.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | -47 points |
| Q2 2026 | 23% | -1.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | 0 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 24% | +0.5 points |
CHTR's operating margin was −24% last quarter, down 47 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
CHTR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | -30% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +45% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | -21% |
| Q4 2025 | $426M | +7% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $726M | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8B | +336% |
| Q4 2024 | $398M | -60% |
CHTR's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $3.9B over the past year, down 11% from the year before.
CHTR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.6% | -4.3M shares |
| 1 year | -14% | -19.5M shares |
| 3 years | -23% | -35.1M shares |
| 5 years | -38% | -70.2M shares |
| Available history | -46% | -101M shares |
CHTR has 117M diluted shares, down 14% from a year ago, with $2.7B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $21M |
| Q2 2026 | $852M |
| Q1 2026 | $1B |
| Q4 2025 | $766M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1B |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $802M |
| Q4 2024 | $114M |
CHTR spent $2.7B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 41% from the year before.
CHTR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.3x | High |
CHTR's net debt is about 7.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.4 years a year ago.
CHTR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.9 | Neutral |
CHTR's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (neutral).
CHTR PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | CHTR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 16x | 16% below |
| PE % | 57 | 26 | 31 pts above |
CHTR is trading at 14x earnings, a 16% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
CHTR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $113.3 | 17% above |
| 20 week MA | $130.5 | 1.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $168.2 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $247.3 | 46% below |
| 200 week MA | $300.4 | 56% below |
CHTR has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 56% below its 200-week average.
CHTR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $483.7 | $656.5 | +36% |
| 2021 | $656.5 | $648.3 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | $648.3 | $333.9 | -48% |
| 2023 | $333.9 | $388.7 | +16% |
| 2024 | $388.7 | $348.7 | -10% |
| 2025 | $348.7 | $207.2 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $207.2 | $132.7 | -36% |
CHTR has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 36% so far in 2026.